The Book Thief - Clip

I think the Mise en Scene in this clip is really powerful. Every element contributes to making it seem more realistic. The setting contains lots of Swastika's which is how it would have been at the time. It is in a typical German town/village also. The positioning of the characters (and the vast amount) also is powerful as it creates a sense of what they're doing must be important which is how it would have been. In addition, The costume is one of my favourite parts as they have been designed to look exactly how they would have been during the Nazi rule. It engages the audience more as it is a real insight as to how one of these 'book burning's' would have been. The facial expressions are all serious and everyone looks passionate about what they are saying/singing which reflects the extreme Nationalistic attitudes Germans had at the time. One of the most powerful parts is perhaps that most of the dialogue in this clip is in German which definitely adds to the realistic element.